Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Multiple Loci Influencing Normal Human Facial Morphology.

Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Multiple Loci Influencing Normal Human Facial Morphology.

Numerous lines of evidence point to a genetic basis for facial morphology in humans, yet little is known about how specific genetic variants relate to the phenotypic expression of many common facial features. We conducted genome-wide association meta-analyses of 20 quantitative facial measurements d...

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Main Authors: John R Shaffer, Ekaterina Orlova, Myoung Keun Lee, Elizabeth J Leslie, Zachary D Raffensperger, Carrie L Heike, Michael L Cunningham, Jacqueline T Hecht, Chung How Kau, Nichole L Nidey, Lina M Moreno, George L Wehby, Jeffrey C Murray, Cecelia A Laurie, Cathy C Laurie, Joanne Cole, Tracey Ferrara, Stephanie Santorico, Ophir Klein, Washington Mio, Eleanor Feingold, Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Richard A Spritz, Mary L Marazita, Seth M Weinberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1006149&type=printable
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